of enemy opposition . he considered using boats to ferry the troops across , but the americans , with timely advice from general lee , adopted a strong defensive position that was virtually impossible to bomb ##ard from ships or the long island position . as a result , the british and american forces faced each other across the channel , engaging in occasional and largely inc ##ons ##e ##quent ##ial cannon fire at long range . clinton reported that this meant that admiral parker would have " the glory of being defeated alone . " the attack was originally planned for june 24 , but bad weather and contrary wind conditions prompted parker to call it off for several days . on the morning of june 28
of enemy opposition. he considered using boats to ferry the troops across, but the americans, with timely advice from general lee, adopted a strong defensive position that was virtually impossible to bombard from ships or the long island position. as a result, the british and american forces faced each other across the channel, engaging in occasional and largely inconsequential cannon fire at long range. clinton reported that this meant that admiral parker would have " the glory of being defeated alone. " the attack was originally planned for june 24, but bad weather and contrary wind conditions prompted parker to call it off for several days. on the morning of june 28